An author’s promotional book tour includes incontinent owls and posh but uncomfortable luncheons.
Essays
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Ranch Diaries: One dog can be worth three hands
A cowboy and a good canine or two can handle several hundred cattle.
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Rants from the Hill: Don’t fence me in
Marking our territory with wildlife-friendly fences.
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Bringing a long-lost artifact back to the Hopi
Iconic Western author Katie Lee journeys with a tribe’s spiritual talisman.
Posted inAugust 31, 2015: Unlocking the Methane Mystery
How movies have changed our expectations of the wild
Decades of Disney have prepared us for a tamed, cleaned-up version of nature.
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Dispatch from a medic on the North Star Fire in Washington
What base camp and wildfire look like from one firefighter’s perspective.
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Ranch Diaries: Is it worth it to raise our calves ‘naturally’?
The logistics of raising natural beef at Triangle P.
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What we’ve lost in the Methow Valley wildfires
Three firefighters have died as fires continue to rip through Washington.
Posted inAugust 17, 2015: Little Big Bird
Dreaming where I walk
An Indian writer becomes an American citizen — and finds herself.
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Ranch Diaries: Selfie culture meets rustic ranch life
We miss a lot with a device in front of our eyes, a filter between us and the real world.
Posted inAugust 3, 2015: Outflanked
Finding the quiet West inside
A writer remembers a week spent on a cattle ranch, and an unexpected discovery.
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Rants from the Hill: Watching the desert flood
When the ghost rivers rage in Nevada.
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Ranch Diaries: How to coexist with wild animals
When your livelihood depends on the boundaries you set with the natural world.
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In the middle of nowhere, a Promised Land
A community with environmental sensitivities makes a home in Arizona’s desert.
Posted inJuly 20, 2015: Shredded
Is tech ruining the wilderness?
Documenting recreation on Instagram, Strava and YouTube is changing the way we experience the outdoors.
Posted inJuly 20, 2015: Shredded
Misadventures in packrafting
Is the new sport just an expensive way to get into trouble on the river?
Posted inJuly 20, 2015: Shredded
On death’s doorstep in the Grand Canyon
A misstep in the backcountry alters an avid hiker’s perspective.
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Ranch Diaries: How the Triangle P grazes on tribal lands
Breaking down private leases and federal permits.
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Rants from the Hill: Such Sweet Sorrow
An Airy Meditation on Flatulence and Independence.
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Efforts to save Utah’s Cedar Mesa reach a crescendo
Conflicting county and state proposals would provide various levels of protection.